# 119-s-3687: Inspectors General Independence Act

119-s-3687, Inspectors General Independence Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3687
- Congress: 119
- Title: Inspectors General Independence Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-06

## Summary

**Strengthening Inspector General independence**. This bill would bar the President from nominating anyone who is serving as a political appointee, or who previously served as a political appointee under that same President, to be an Inspector General and clarifies that the IG position is not itself treated as a political appointment for this rule. - Inspectors General and watchdog offices: Would make it harder for an appointing President to place their own political appointees into IG roles. That aims to protect the impartiality of federal oversight. - Presidents and administrations: Limits who the President may nominate to IG posts by excluding current political appointees and appointees who served under the same President. - Agencies and hiring practices: Agencies will need to identify nominees who are not political appointees under the appointing President when filling IG vacancies.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block political appointees from Inspector General: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar the President from nominating someone to be an Inspector General if that person is serving as a political appointee on the nomination date. It would also bar nomination of anyone who previously served as a political appointee under the same President. The bill would s…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-3396: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3687 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3687)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-3396: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3396)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3687 (as of 2026-08-06).